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S. H. WARD.

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No. 60,296. Patented De.4, 1866.

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IMPROVE ENT IN ATTAGHING THILLS T0 cARRIAeEs.

v SPECIFICATION.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: i

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. WA RD, of Altona, in the county of Knox, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inAttaching Thills to Carriages; and I do hereby declare and make known that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to tlie accom-,

panying drawings, and the letters and figures marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The nature of my said invention consists in a novel mode of attaching and securing the thills to a carriage,

whereby the said thills may be readily and easily removed, to enable a pole for two horses tobe substituted in place thereof, when desired, or for any other purposes.

To enable those skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the con struction and operation of the same, making reference in so doing to the aforesaid drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my invention. Figure 2 is a plan or top view of the same; and Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof, arranged for removing the thills, as aforesaid. Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts of my invention. A represents a part of the axle of the carriage, "B being a plate of iron or other suitable metal, which is [ii-ml I secured to the axle, by means of the clamp D passing over the same, and through the said platc,providcd with nuts upon the ends thereof, as shown. The front end of the said plateB is provided with the lugs C, between which the end of the thill is secured, bymeans of a suitable removable belt or pin, F,rwhich passes through holcsin the said lugs C, and an eye in the end of the said .thill. The said bolt F is provided witha head upon one end, which rests against one of the said lugs C, which prevents the .said bolt from slipping through in that direction,

while it is retain ed in place and prevented from slipping out in the opposite direction by the spring G, and lip I H, arranged as shown upon said spring. G represents a steel plate or spring, attached at one end, as shown,

to the axle, while its elastic force holds its other end down upon the head of the bolt F, while the lip II its closely against the end of the said bolt, holding securely and firmly in place, not only pret'enting the bolt from slipping out, by means of the lip H, but also eifectually preventing any rattling and wear of the holtfiin its supports, by means of the lateral pressure of the spring upon the belt. When it is desired to detach the 1 thill, the spring G is raised up, as shown in fig. 3, the bolt 1 withdrawn, and the thill removed. To replace the thills, the spring is raised up to permit the bolt to be inserted, when the spring isreleased, and returns to its I former position. 1 i i Having described the construction and; operation of my invention, I will now specify what I'claini and 1 desire to secure-by Letters Patcnt' I claim, in combination with the thills'E, lugs C, and removable bolt F, the employment of the spring G,

provided with a lip H, when arranged so as to secure the bolt from slipping out, and also to prevent rattling I and wear of the same, as herein set forth.

SAMUEL ILWARD.

Witnesses: l

SOLOMON B. Tnrnn, 4 WM. E. WARD. 

